Enteral Nutrition Indications: Oncology Focus

Learning Objectives

1. Describe when enteral nutrition is indicated in patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment.
2. Outline enteral nutrition use recommendations in patients requiring gastrointestinal cancer surgery.
3. Detail in whom and when to initiate enteral nutrition in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
   
   

Oncological Diseases Practice Tool

Enteral Nutrition Indications: Gastrointestinal Disease Focus

Learning Objectives

1. Describe when enteral nutrition is indicated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn’s Disease in children.
2. Outline enteral nutrition use recommendations including feeding location and formula type in those with severe acute pancreatitis.
3. Summarize indications for EN use in patients with chronic liver disease.

Gastrointestinal (GI) Diseases Practice Tool

Enteral Nutrition Indications: Critical Care Focus

Learning Objectives

1. Describe clinical conditions in which enteral nutrition can be initiated in critically ill patients.
2. Outline enteral nutrition practices including type of formula, feeding location and monitoring in critically ill patients.
3. Detail approaches in enteral nutrition usage in specific clinical conditions including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, paralytic therapy, and non-invasive ventilation.
   

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Critical Illness Practice Tool